On Graphical Displays

1. encourage the eye

1.1. different

1.2. pieces

1.3. of data

2. reveal the data

2.1. at several levels of detail

2.2. from broad overview

2.3. to the fine structure

3. serve a clear purpose

3.1. such as

3.1.1. description

3.1.2. exploration

3.1.3. tabulation

3.1.4. decoration

4. be closely integrated

4.1. with descriptions

4.1.1. statistical

4.1.2. verbal

5. from The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Edward Tufte, 2nd ed.

6. show the data

7. induce viewer to think

7.1. about substance!

7.2. not

7.2.1. methodology

7.2.2. graphic design

7.2.3. technology

7.2.4. graphic production

7.2.5. something else

8. avoid distorting

8.1. what the data have to say

9. present many numbers

9.1. in a small space

10. make large datasets coherent

11. Excellence in statistical graphics

11.1. complex ideas

11.2. communicated

11.2.1. with

11.2.1.1. clarity

11.2.1.2. precision

11.2.1.3. efficiency